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 ABOUT THE EXAMINATION

 Practice Paper – 1 1 – 30

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 SOLVED PAPER (MEMORY BASED) 2018 1 – 27 About the Examination

Examinations will be held in two phases, Phase-I is ONLI NE Examination (Objective Type) and Phase-I I is Written Examination (Descriptive type).

Phase-I Examination (Objective Type): Part Subject No. of Questions Total Marks Duration

I General Awareness 80

II English Language 30 200 120 Minutes III Quantitative Aptitude 30

IV Reasoning 60

Total 200

* Separate time will be allotted for each section Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each test as well as aggregate, as prescribed by the Board. Candidates, who secure minimum marks separately for each Test, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for Phase-I I of the Examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in the Objective Test. Practice Paper – 1 1 PRACTICE PAPER – 1

GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Which of the following Indian airports is to be the 7. Currency and Capital of Argentina is: first airport in the country to have an automated smart (1) Somony and Mendoza facial recognition system? (2) Peso and Buenos Aires (1) Visakhapatnam Airport (3) Ngultrum and Cordoba (2) Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (4) Dollar and Ushuaia (3) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (5) Pound and Buenos Aires (4) Jaipur International Airport 8. Recently, Felix Tshisekedi is declared as the elected (5) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport President of: 2. The Reserve Bank of India announced several (1) Eritrea (2) South Sudan measures for micro, small and medium enterprises (3) Congo (4) Zimbabwe (MSMEs) and allowed banks and finance (5) Chad companies to give these units …….to clear their dues. 9. Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on River: (1) 90 Days (2) 120 Days (1) Nile (2) Amazon (3) Mississippi (4) Colorado (3) 180 Days (4) 270 Days (5) Seine (5) 365 Days 10. In case there is increased investment in India by 3. Global Manufacturing Index is released by: foreign investors, what will the RBI most likely do? (1) World Economic Forum (1) RBI will conduct open market buy back of (2) United Nations Organization government securities (3) World Bank (2) RBI will conduct open market sale of government (4) International Monetary Fund securities (5) Amnesty International (3) RBI will change the reserve ratios 4. Which of the following cities has been declared by (4) RBI will ban foreign investors for few days the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and (5) RBI will ban monetary transactions in all public Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the World sectors (PSB's) banks Capital of Architecture for 2020? 11. The theme of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2019 is: (1) Paris (2) Ankara (1) Apna Bharat Apna Gaurav (3) Rio de Janeiro (4) Buenos Aires (2) Redefining Engagement with the Indian Diaspora (5) Karachi (3) Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India 5. Rani ki Vav is a UNESCO's World Heritage Site (4) Leveraging Social Media for Diaspora Connect located in: (5) Come Discover the New Age India (1) Rajasthan (2) Gujarat 12. The finance ministry has set up a committee to (3) Punjab (4) Chhattisgarh examine the possibility of setting up an asset (5) West Bengal reconstruction company to fast track resolution of 6. Yellowstone National Park is located in: stressed assets. The head of this panel is: (1) Canada (1) Ravi Rana (2) USA (2) Sunil Mehta (3) Indonesia (3) Sanjay Grover (4) Australia (4) Deepak Bharadwaj (5) Italy (5) Lakshman Singh Rajawat 2 Practice Paper – 1 13. Name India's first indigenous, long-range artillery 20. Which of the following Indian states launched the gun at present: Rythu Bandhu scheme which will ensure that a large (1) Dhanush (2) Gandeev majority of farmers in the state will get Rs 8,000 per acre per year for two crops? (3) Sudarshan (4) Astra (1) Andhra Pradesh (5) Auzaar (2) Telangana 14. A situation when increased interest rates lead to a reduction in private investment spending such that (3) Karnataka it dampens the initial increase of total investment (4) Kerala spending is called: (5) Tamil Nadu (1) Crowding out effect 21. Recently, Andry Rajoelina was sworn in as President (2) Investment out effect of: (3) Financial Regressive effect (1) Suriname (4) Double Crowding out effect (2) Mali (5) Call Out effect (3) Indonesia 15. According to a report by global consultancy firm (4) Madagascar PwC, India is likely to surpass the …………in the (5) Spain world's largest economy rankings in year 2019. 22. With reference to 'Macroeconomic Liquidity' which (1) United Kingdom (2) France of the following statements is/are correct? (3) Germany (4) Japan 1. The key indicators of macroeconomic liquidity (5) Russia in terms of price are the policy interest rates 16. According to the International Olympic Committee and the term structure of interest rates. (IOC) confirmation how many new events will be 2. The range of quantitative measures of included in the programme for the Beijing 2022 Winter macroeconomic liquidity varies from the day-to- Olympics? day liquidity provided by the Reserve Bank. (1) Four (2) Five 3. In India, the key indicators of macroeconomic (3) Seven (4) Nine liquidity are Liquidity Adjustment Facility on a day-to-day basis and monetary and credit (5) Ten aggregates over the medium-term. 17. Which of the following Indian states has achieved Select the correct answer using the code given the distinction of becoming the first state in the below. country to launch High Risk Pregnancy (HRP) Portal? (1) 3 only (2) 2 and 3 only (1) Telangana (2) Sikkim (3) 1 and 3 only (4) 1 and 2 only (3) Haryana (4) Punjab (5) 1, 2 and 3 (5) Maharashtra 23. The government set up an eight-member ministerial panel headed by ……………………..to look into 18. The current Prime Minister of is: GST-related issues of lottery business. (1) (1) Sushil Kumar Modi (2) Khandu Wangchuk (2) Sachin Pilot (3) (3) Sudhir Mungantiwar (4) (4) Thomas Isaac (5) (5) Prakash Pant 19. The headquarters of International Fund for Agricultural 24. World Food Day is celebrated every year around Development (IFAD) is at: the world on: (1) Rome, Italy (1) 5th July (2) Paris, France (2) 11th August (3) London, UK (3) 15th September (4) New York, USA (4) 16th October (5) Moscow, Russia (5) 21st November Practice Paper – 1 3 25. In the Union Budget 2018-2019, Union Finance 32. Recently, Scientists, using data from the Cassini Minister has announced to develop and upgrade spacecraft, have found evidence of methane rainfall existing rural haats into: on the north pole of Titan, the largest moon of: (1) Digital Agricultural Markets (1) Jupiter (2) Mars (2) e-NAM (3) Saturn (4) Uranus (3) Gramin Agricultural Markets (5) Neptune (4) Village Producers Organizations 33. The Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in the Indian (5) Gram Bazaar Seva states of: 26. Who among the following Indian born has been (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh honoured with 2019 Japan Prize? (3) Assam (4) Karnataka (1) Dr. Rattan Lal (5) Maharashtra (2) Shri L.N.Mittal 34. Recently, The RBI has decided to keep the minimum (3) Shri Naresh Goyal average maturity period at ……………………….for all ECBs, irrespective of the amount of borrowing, (4) Shri Gopichand Hinduja except for borrowers specifically permitted to borrow (5) Sri Srichand Hinduja for a shorter period. 27. Who has become the first Indian athlete to receive (1) 1 year (2) 2 years a nomination in the prestigious Laureus World (3) 3 years (4) 4 years Comeback of the Year Award recently? (5) 5 Years (1) Geeta Phogat 35. Recently, Union Cabinet approved the increase in (2) Babita Phogat the authorized capital of Exim Bank from 10,000 (3) Vinesh Phogat crore to ………………..crore rupees. (4) Sushil Kumar (1) 15,000 (2) 20,000 (5) Yogeshwar Dutt (3) 23,000 (4) 25,000 28. Researchers have found that the world's largest (5) 30,000 deep ocean volcanic eruption "Havre" happened in: 36. Who is the first woman lawyer directly elevated from (1) USA (2) China the Bar to the Supreme Court as a judge? (3) Brazil (4) New Zealand (1) Saba Kareem (5) Japan (2) Asha Negi 29. Recently, the world's first television channel (3) Indu Malhotra dedicated to human rights was launched in: (4) Seema Jain (1) Dubai (2) New York (5) Alka Jha (3) Paris (4) London* 37. Who is to be awarded with Gandhi Peace Prize for (5) Amsterdam year 2018? 30. The world's largest solar-thermal power plant has (1) Yohei Sasakawa been given development approval in: (2) Ekal Abhiyan Trust (1) Germany (2) France (3) Sulabh International (3) Australia (4) Canada (4) Akshaya Patra Foundation (5) Mexico (5) Rajendra Singh 31. The first country to invest in Indian Strategic 38. Which state government has ensured food security Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) is: to the people of the state under the 'Khadya Sathi' (1) Saudi Arabia scheme in October 2018? (2) Russia (1) Tripura (3) Venezuela (2) Meghalaya (4) UAE (3) West Bengal (5) Japan (4) Manipur (5) Nagaland 4 Practice Paper – 1 39. Name the first Indian and youngest man to climb 45. Recently, scientists at the National Chemical the seven highest peaks and volcanic summits Laboratory, Pune have suggested that measuring across all continents? levels of free albumin and albumin attached to (1) Amitabh Bhattacharya glucose molecules in the blood can be a better diagnosis test for: (2) Deepak Raheja (1) Jaundice (2) Typhoid (3) Satyarup Siddhanta (3) Diabetes (4) Cancer (4) Lakshman Diwakar (5) Dengue (5) Samar Ahuja 46. Gobardhan Yojana was launched from: 40. The Finance Minister announced that the Government is setting up a model aspirational skill (1) Haryana centre in every district of the country under: (2) Uttar Pradesh (1) National Skill Development Corporation (3) Uttarakhand (2) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra Programme (4) Madhya Pradesh (3) Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Kaushal Yojana (5) Bihar (4) Aajeevika Skill Development Programme 47. The issue department of RBI maintains a (5) Bhartiya Kaushal Vikas Karyakram ______against printing of notes: 41. Name the first National Highway on which project in (1) Minimum Reserves System the country has been taken up on a 50:50 Centre- (2) Proportional Reserves System State partnership? (3) Proportional Gold Reserves System (1) National Highway-66 (4) Proportional Foreign Securities Reserves (2) National Highway-72 System (3) National Highway-81 (5) None (4) National Highway-86 48. Recently, Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project got the (5) National Highway-76 green nod. It is situated on river: 42. Recently, Government has constituted a seven- (1) Cauveri (2) Bhadravati member Group of Ministers (GoM) to boost the real (3) Godavari (4) Mahanadi estate sector under the GST regime. Who will be (5) Krishna the convener of the GoM? 49. Who among the following is awarded with Franco- (1) Rajesh Agarwal German human rights award recently? (2) Nitin Patel (1) Deepak Parashar (3) Tamradhwaj Shahu (2) Yu Wensheng (4) D Sivakumar (3) Lathal Mosaar (5) Prakash Pant (4) Mohammad Naseer 43. Which union ministry has launched the Start-Up (5) Anwar Ibrahim India ranking framework? 50. Consider the financial institutions in India- (1) Ministry of Commerce and Industry 1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (2) Ministry of Human Resource Development 2. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of (3) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment India (4) Ministry of Law and Justice 3. Industrial development Bank of India (5) Ministry of Finance 4. National Bank for Agriculture and rural 44. The Reserve Bank will inject ……………rupees into development the system through the purchase of government The correct chronological sequence of the securities to increase liquidity. establishment of these institutions is- (1) 5,000 crore (2) 8,000 crore (1) 1,2,3,4 (2) 1, 3, 4, 2 (3) 10,000 crore (4) 15,000 crore (3) 2.1.3.4 (4) 4,3,1,2 (5) 20,000 crore (5) 3,2,4,1 Practice Paper – 1 5 51. Consider the statements regarding Double Deflation 57. In October 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi (1) It is the situation where deflation occurs for two launched 'Main Nahin Hum' portal for: consecutive quarters (1) Banking Professionals (2) It is used to estimate real value added of an (2) College Students industry (3) IT Professionals (3) It is a technique where effects of price change (4) Defence Professionals are eliminated (5) School going students Choose the correct options: 58. The situation with increasing unemployment and (1) A only inflation is termed as: (2) B and C only (1) Hyperinflation (3) C only (2) Stagflation (3) Reflation (4) A and C (4) Deflation (5) None of these (5) A and B 59. Recently, India got its largest startup ecosystem 52. Who had received the first-ever Philip Kotler in: Presidential award recently? (1) Karnataka (2) Kerala (1) Shri Ramnath Kovind (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Maharashtra (2) Shri Narendra Modi (5) Haryana (3) Shri Rahul Gandhi 60. Name the robot inducted by Chennai Traffic Police (4) Smt. Sumitra Mahajan which will make the pedestrians, especially children; (5) Shri Venkaih Naidu feel safe while crossing the roads? 53. Recently, world's largest religious and cultural human (1) ROADEO (2) SHAKTIMAN congregation -Kumbh 2019 has begun in: (3) ROBOFRIEND (4) BILLU (1) Prayagraj (2) Hardwar (5) DISMAN (3) Ujjain (4) Nashik 61. Poverty Gap is: (5) Mahabaleshwar (1) Difference between poverty line and actual 54. IITM Pune and ESSO have developed a Mobile App income levels of all those living below that line called ………………..to give alerts on impending (2) Gap between rich and poor lightning activity over the area. (3) Difference between poverty line and income (1) BIJLI (2) DAMINI required to cross over that line (3) CHAPLA (4) TADIT (4) Gap between developed nations and developing (5) VIDYUT nations 55. In January 2019, a joint amphibious exercise which (5) Difference between socio-economic conditions saw participation of the three armed forces was of persons below and above poverty line organized in: 62. Which of the following is a driving force influencing (1) Himachal Pradesh the industrial growth of an economy? (2) Andhra Pradesh (1) Investments (2) Innovations (3) Andaman & Nicobar (3) Inflation (4) (1) and (2) (4) Lakshadweep (5) (1), (2) and (3) (5) Uttarakhand 63. The first India-Central Asia Dialogue which is expected to focus on a plethora of regional issues 56. Which of the following can be used to check inflation was held in: temporarily? (1) New Delhi (1) Increase in wages (2) Tashkent (2) Decrease in money supply (3) Samarkand (3) Decrease in taxes (4) Dushanbe (4) Increase in savings account interest rates (5) Ulaanbaatar (5) None of these 6 Practice Paper – 1 64. The government has drafted a five-year action plan (3) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs "National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction" (4) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Between years: (5) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (1) 2017-2022 (2) 2018-2023 71. Recently, Chief of the Army Staff of which of the (3) 2019-2024 (4) 2020-2025 following countries was conferred the Honorary Rank (5) 2021-2026 of General of the Indian Army? 65. Which Indian state becomes 1st state to implement (1) Myanmar (2) Bangladesh 10% quota to EWS? (3) Nepal (4) Bhutan (1) Gujarat (2) Rajasthan (5) Sri Lanka (3) Assam (4) Haryana 72. Shri Guru Govind Singh was born in: (5) Punjab (1) Ludhiana 66. Which state has launched the 'One Family One (2) Jalandhar Job' scheme which entitles one government job for (3) Patna every family in the state? (4) Lucknow (1) Goa (2) Sikkim (5) Amritsar (3) Nagaland (4) Mizoram 73. Name the writer who has won the Sushila Devi (5) Tripura Literature Award for her novel "Things to Leave 67. Name the team which won their first ever Premier Behind"? Badminton League title in January 2019? (1) Sharmila Thane (1) (2) Anandi Bajaj (2) Rockets (3) Deepika Vaishali (3) (4) Namita Gokhale (4) Chennai Smashers (5) Balchandra Nemade (5) Delhi Dashers 74. Which Indian state has launched a website and a 68. Which of the following Indian state government mobile application "Maha Madat" for collectively launched the 'Ama Ghare LED' scheme, under analyzing the rainfall, crop situation, and which about 95 lakh families in the State will each underground water level using modern technology? get four LED bulbs free of cost? (1) Gujarat (2) Assam (1) West Bengal (3) Maharashtra (4) Punjab (2) Assam (5) Haryana (3) Odisha 75. What do you understand by Bear Raid? (4) Andhra Pradesh (1) An attempt to bring down the price of strong (5) Madhya Pradesh short selling 69. In January 2019, Minister of Youth Affairs and (2) Higher rate of price paid for the particular Sports, Col Rajyavardhan Rathore launched the government share or debentures National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 in: (3) Simultaneous buying of shares and debentures (1) Pune in view of getting more values in near future (2) Mumbai (4) Both (1) and (2) (3) New Delhi (5) Both (2) and (3) (4) Lucknow 76. The following are the functions of RBI except: (5) Kolkata (1) Managing government finance 70. Recently, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated (2) Managing government debts Hunar Haat in New Delhi. Hunar Haat is organized (3) Printing Currency meeting government deficit by which of the following Indian ministries? (4) Persuading commercial banks morally to follow (1) Ministry of Minority Affairs norms (2) Ministry of Skill Development and (5) None of these Entrepreneurship Practice Paper – 1 7 77. In India, which of the following have the highest Dhahran last week who said the CEOs discussed possible share in disbursement of credit to agriculture and ways of cooperating in Asia, such as Indonesia and India, allied activities? as well as in other markets. The sources did not disclose (1) Commercial Banks further details, but any cooperation in Asia between Russia and Saudi Arabia - the world's two biggest oil (2) Cooperative Banks exporters - would be unprecedented. (3) Regional rural banks State oil giant Aramco confirmed the meeting took place (4) Microfinance Institutions but declined to give details of the closed-door talks, (5) NABARD which took place on the same day as OPEC kingpin Saudi 78. The Election Commission appointed Committee has Arabia and non-OPEC Russia led a global pact to extend submitted its report on digital media and a crude output cut to prop up prices. Rosneft declined to campaigning during last 48 hours before polls to comment. the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. The The meeting - which also saw Mr. Nasser give Mr. Sechin Committee was constituted under the chairmanship a tour of Aramco's HQ, according to the sources - gives of: an insight into the newfound, unexpected and fast - (1) Sunil Lavasha deepening partnership between the two countries. It is (2) Arun Narayan one that will be closely watched by big oil consumers around the world which have long relied on the hot rivalry (3) Umesh Sinha between their top suppliers to secure better deals. (4) Shitanshu Yagnik Such a detente between Moscow and Riyadh would have (5) Samar Singh been almost unthinkable in the past. 79. Which Indian state recently became the first state Up until a year ago, the two sides had virtually no dialogue to achieve the feat of giving jobs to over one lakh at all, even in the face of a spike in U.S. shale oil production youths in the private sector? that had led to a collapse in global prices from mid-2014. (1) Odisha Mr. Sechin was strongly opposed to Russia cutting output (2) Andhra Pradesh in tandem with OPEC. (3) Jharkhand In a sign of their white-hot Asian rivalry, Rosneft outbid (4) Chhattisgarh Aramco to buy India's refiner Essar last year and boost (5) Telangana its share in the world's fastest growing fuel market. 80. In January 2019, Ashok Chawla resigned as the Fast forward a matter of months, and Moscow and Riyadh chairman and public interest director of: have become the main protagonists of the pact to cut output - agreed in December and extended last week - (1) National Stock Exchange (NSE) and are even discussing possible cooperation in their core (2) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Asian markets. "It is a new 'axis of love'," one senior Gulf (3) India International Exchange official said of the relationship. (4) OTC Exchange of India On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed (5) SEBI Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Kremlin and both men said they would deepen ENGLISH LANGUAGE cooperation in oil. Directions (Q. 81 to 85): Read the passage given below 81. Out of the following options, which one comes and answer the questions that follow. closest in meaning to the word 'tandem' as used A meeting between the two men who run Russia and Saudi in the passage? Arabia's oil empires spoke volumes about the new (1) Splenetic (2) Simultaneous relationship between the energy superpowers. (3) Vociferous (4) Rancor It was the first time that Rosneft boss Igor Sechin and (5) Vitriolic Saudi Aramco chief Amin Nasser had held a formal, 82. Why are analysts referring to the increased scheduled meeting - going beyond the numerous times bonhomie between Moscow and Riyadh as the they had simply encountered each other at oil events 'new axis of love'? around the world. (1) The two countries are discussing ways by Their conversation also broke new ground, according to which American domination in Central Asia can two sources familiar with the talks in the Saudi city of be reduced. 8 Practice Paper – 1 (2) The two countries are discussing possible (C) These are currently being reviewed to establish if cooperation in OPEC meets. any offences have been committed," the UK's North (3) The two countries are discussing possible East Counter Terrorism Unit said in a statement. cooperation in their core Asian markets. (D) The unit is leading an investigation into the (4) The two countries are discussing ways to disappearance of Iqbal along with his family revamp the Security Council of the UN. members from Bradford in northern England. (5) The two countries are discussing increased (E) A 15-year-old British schoolboy believed to be military cooperation in the coming years. fighting with the Islamic State in Syria has posted gun-toting pictures of himself on Facebook, alarming 83. Out of the following options, what can be a possible police and triggering fears that the terror outfit may title of the given passage? be using him to lure other western recruits. (1) Rosneft and Aramco: the two oil companies in (F) "We are aware of posts made on social media. the world. 86. Which of the following should be the FIRST (2) The volatility of the oil industry and its markets. sentence after rearrangement? (3) Increased competition between Russia and (1) A (2) B Saudi Arabia set to initiate nightmares for trade analysts. (3) C (4) D (4) Entente Cordiale between Russia and Saudi (5) E Arabia set to change the trajectory of the global 87. Which of the following should be the SECOND oil industry contours. sentence after rearrangement? (5) The failure of OPEC to contain rising crude oil (1) A (2) B prices. (3) C (4) D 84. What can be said about the tone of the author in (5) F the passage? 88. Which of the following should be the THIRD (1) Visionary (2) Subjective sentence after rearrangement? (3) Objective (4) Rhetorical (1) A (2) B (5) Lyrical (3) C (4) D 85. Why does the author say that such a detente (5) E between Moscow and Riyadh would have been 89. Which of the following should be the FOURTH almost unthinkable in the past? sentence after rearrangement? (1) Rosneft and Aramco have been trying to capture the South American market in the recent past. (1) A (2) B (2) Rosneft and Aramco have recently seen a surge (3) C (4) D in their stock prices in the NYSE. (5) F (3) Rosneft and Aramco have been engaged in legal 90. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) battles at the International Court of Justice in sentence after rearrangement? the past. (1) F (2) B (4) Rosneft and Aramco have fought with each other (3) C (4) D in the OPEC. (5) Rosneft and Aramco never saw eye to eye (5) E before the said meeting. Directions (Q. 91 to 95): Read each sentence to find out Directions (Q. 86 to 90): Rearrange the following six whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper any, will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer part is the answer. If there is no error, mark (5). (Ignore the questions given below them. errors of punctuation, if any) (A) Ibrahim Iqbal posted pictures of himself in full 91. The Bangladeshi government ordered security combat gear and holding an AK-47 on the social officials (1)/ to collate the list (2)/ in the wake of media site. two major terror attacks (3)/ by militants who was (B) The pictures triggered fears that ISIS may be using missed for months. (4)/ No error (5) him to lure other western recruits. 92. The larger number (1)/ of TB patients (2)/ are found (3) in India. (4)/ No error (5) Practice Paper – 1 9 93. Karachi has long been plagued (1)/ by political, was decided because the social advantages were more ethnic and religious violence, (2)/ although crime important than the commercial consideration. was dropping sharply (3)/ since the launch of a Rural banks definitely encourage savings. No doubt the paramilitary operation in September 2013. (4)/ No villagers do not have to pay income tax and they get many error (5) other concessions, yet their saving is not significant. 94. It was the betting scandal (1)/ that hit the Indian Despite all the hurdles,the rural banking system will boost Premier League in 2013 (2)/ that brought to the up the economy of villages, and thereby the economy of fore (3)/ the unsavoury aspects of the cricketing the country. administration. (4)/ No error (5) 96. Which of the following is/are the purpose/s of setting 95. But cricket is a national sport and the BCCI, (1)/ up banks in rural areas? irrespective of its legal status, (2)/ must act in a (A) Replacing other credit-giving bodies transparent and accountable manner (3)/ as a (B) Giving loans to farmers trusted of the game. (4)/ No error (5) (C) Increasing the amount of savings of the villagers Directions (Q. 96 to 100): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain (1) Only (B) words/phrases have been given in bold to help you locate (2) Only (A) and (B) them while answering some of the questions. (3) Only (B) and (C) A large number of branches of banks have been set up in (4) Only (A) the villages. The main purpose of setting up these banks is to develop the habit of saving among the villagers and (5) All (A), (B) and (C) also to give loans to farmers for boosting production in 97. The structural changes made by the Steering one way or the other. So far banks had been concentrated Committee were in respect of in the bigger cities and Indian villagers had no faith in (1) staffing, co-ordinating and providing access to them. The new banks also intend to re-channel bank credit- weaker sections. from the big industries to the small sectors. With the intention of promoting rural banking, regional rural banks (2) building smaller buildings to house the banks. were established. These aligned the local field with the (3) investing very little in terms of infrastructure rural problems. These banks are not to replace the other required to start a bank. credit-giving bodies but to supplement them. (4) discriminating between urban bank staff and The Steering Committee of the Regional Rural Banks rural bank staff. considered some structural changes. First of all they gave (5) None of these thought to the staffing spectrum, then to effective 98. Which of the following is possibly the most coordination among banks - rural cooperatives and appropriate title for the passage? commercial, and the possibility of bringing credit within (1) Regional Rural Banks the access of weaker sections. They wanted to recruit staff for the rural banks at lower salaries. But this type of (2) The Rural Consumer discrimination would have been unfruitful. So it was given (3) Microfinance In Rural India up. (4) Characteristics Of Indian Villages A problem with regard to the rural banks is the (5) Banking Concepts In India creditworthiness of the poor. The Indian farmers are so 99. Which of the following is not true according to the poor that they cannot pay back their loans. The rural Indian passage? surveys make it quite clear that practically rural farmers (1) Processing of loans by rural banks is difficult. have no creditworthiness. Their socio-economic mobility (2) Staff of the rural banks is paid a lower salary is almost zero. That is why banks fear that their credit as compared to that of the urban banks. will never be paid back. (3) Rural banks may not make as much profit as Another difficulty for the rural banks is that loans cannot their urban counterparts. be processed so easily. Processing loans also entails (4) Processing of loans by banks is not cheap. heavy expenditure. This was also going to affect their (5) Rural farmers are, many a time, unable to pay financial position. Still the establishment of the rural banks back the loans they avail. 10 Practice Paper – 1 100. Which of the following is one of the benefits of 2010 regarding pro-rata allocation of electricity by Essar living in the village, as mentioned in the passage? Power Ltd to GUVNL and Essar Steel Ltd. Out of a total (1) People living in the villages enjoy a higher 515 megawatts (MW) of power, GUVNL was to receive income than their urban counterparts. 300 MW and Essar Steel 215 MW. However, Essar Power (2) People living in villages do not have to pay __(107)__ more to Essar Steel, GUVNL claimed. In case income tax and they also get other there was less than 515 MW available, Essar Power was concessions. to declare the same. (3) People living in villages have a better quality of 101. (1) fulfillment (2) filling life. (3) feeling (4) felt (4) Villages are self-sufficient; hence they do not (5) filing need outside help for any activity. 102. (1) enmity (2) atrocity (5) People living in villages are rarely in need of a loan. (3) relevant (4) importance Directions (Q. 101 to 107): In the following passage, there (5) important are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These 103. (1) implementation (2) engagement numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank (3) senses (4) involvement appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. (5) engage The Supreme Court on Tuesday lamented the __(101)__ 104. (1) felicitated (2) recited of routine appeals in the apex court against orders of (3) failed (4) reported tribunals, saying that it could be considered obstruction of the constitutional role assigned to it. "Question is (5) judged whether providing appeals to this court in routine, without 105. (1) cause (2) reasons there being issues of general public importance, is not a (3) factor (4) parameter serious obstruction to the effective working of this court," the court observed. (5) problem The court noted that routine appeals impacted cases of 106. (1) setting (2) sham national __(102)__ as it was difficult to prioritize them, (3) crackdown (4) parole especially cases which need 9 or 11 judges. Accordingly, a two-judge bench comprising Justices Anil R. Dave and (5) ruling Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the Law Commission to 107. (1) assign (2) give consider the "desirability of providing statutory appeals (3) favour (4) allocated directly to this court from orders of tribunals" and __(103)__ all stakeholders in the process. (5) given Directions (Q. 108 to 110): Each of the following questions The fact that the apex court is burdened by routine appeals has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been has been backed by studies conducted by various deleted. From the given options chose the one that logically independent agencies. A 2015 study conducted by a group follows/can be deduced from the passage, in the most of lawyers __(104)__ by The Financial Express found that appropriate way. only 7.23% of judgments delivered in 2014 were on 108. India will not be given a permanent seat this year constitutional questions. on the United Nations Security Council: a decision Another study conducted by think-tank Vidhi Centre for has been deferred to next year with discussions Legal Policy found that one of the main __(105)__ for the between countries unable to reach a breakthrough. rising pendency in the apex court is that it is the first ______court of appeal for the orders of various tribunals. The (1) The adoption of the text was a breakthrough as Supreme Court, in a Tuesday ruling, also said that the meaningful negotiations could not be held role of certain tribunals, like the appellate tribunal for without such a document. electricity (Aptel), had to be reconsidered as they (2) India has been spearheading the campaign functioned like high courts. Direct appeals from these under the able leadership of the Prime Minister. tribunals denied access to high courts, the court noted. (3) The four countries jointly work for expanding the Security Council's permanent membership The court made these observations in a __(106)__ on an and mutually support each other for permanent appeal filed by Gujarat-based discom Gujarat Urja Vikas seats and are known as G4. Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) against an Aptel ruling of February Practice Paper – 1 11 (4) "It is unfortunate that the 70th anniversary of QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE the United Nations was not able to build up Directions (Q. 111 to 115): Answer the questions on the momentum with a view to reaching an agreement basis of the information given below. on this important item of the agenda of the The table given below shows the number of international General Assembly," India said in a joint matches (ODIs, Tests and T20s) played by India against statement with Brazil, Japan and Germany. five different countries – Australia, England, Pakistan, (5) Indians have been very happy with the decision Zimbabwe and New Zealand – during the period 2012- and the Indian media has covered the event 2016. extensively. Country Australia England Pakistan Zimbabwe New 109. The authorities and the management of Chennai Year Zealand Silks and Sri Kumaran Thangamaligai are exploring 2012 7 9 11 14 10 options to retrieve gold jewellery weighing 2013 12 1 8 9 7 2014 6 5 5 4 9 approximately 400 kg from the safety locker that is 2015 14 3 3 13 6 stuck in the debris, according to sources. 2016 3 13 1 3 12 ______. The line graph given below shows the average runs (rounded (1) The Chennai Municipal Corporation has to nearest multiples of 10) scored per innings by India instituted a Court of Inquiry into the recent against the given countries during the period 2012-2016. hailstorm in the city. 450 (2) The silk industry has been badly affected because of higher export duties. 400 (3) Wildfires in the state of Uttarakhand have 350 destroyed large patches of forest. 300

(4) Insurance companies are nowadays reluctant 250 to reimburse claims that have occurred due to 200 political disturbances. 150 (5) According to police sources, approximately 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Rs.20 crore worth diamonds were inside the Australia England Pakistan Zimbabwe New Zealand shop that is located on the ground floor. Note: Each ODI and T20 consists one innings and 110. Four people were killed and two injured in an each test consists two innings elephant attack on human habitations near Podanur 111. Against which of the following countries did India in Coimbatore in the early hours of Friday. The play the maximum number of International matches deceased were identified as Gayatri (12), during the period 2012-2016? Nagarathinam (50), Jothimani (68), and Palanisamy (73). ______. (1) Australia (2) Pakistan (1) The Forest Minister has directed the Director (3) Zimbabwe (4) New Zealand General to appoint Field Rangers immediately. (5) None of these (2) The police said the tusker initially moved into 112. What is the total number of runs scored by India Ganeshapuram near Podanur around 3.30 a.m. against New Zealand during the period 2012-2016? and damaged the house of Vijayakumar and (1) 12740 (2) 16400 stamped his daughter Gayatri to death. (3) 9400 (4) 10670 Vijayakumar also suffered a fracture of one of (5) Cannot be determined his hands. 113. India played 3 and 2 Test matches against Pakistan (3) Indian Forest Service officers have been directly in 2012 and 2013 respectively and no test match involved in the training of ground staff and took place between India and Pakistan from 2014 rangers. to 2016. Find the total runs scored by India against (4) The police have arrested 9 people for illegally Pakistan during the period 2012-2016. felling trees in the forests of Porur. (1) 10710 (2) 8790 (5) The forest department is trying very hard to (3) 11110 (4) 13100 reduce poaching in the forests of Kaziranga. (5) Cannot be determined 12 Practice Paper – 1 114. Number of matches played by India against 120. A basket contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green Australia is approximately what percent to that of marbles. If three marbles are picked at random, against Zimbabwe during the period 2012-2016? what is the probability that either all are green or (1) 66 (2) 95 all are red? (3) 96 (4) 98 7 7 (5) 101 (1) (2) 44 12 115. What is the least number of runs that would have 5 1 been scored by India against England if it didn’t (3) (4) play more than five Test matches against England? 12 44 (1) 4700 (2) 7890 (5) None of these (3) 8930 (4) 13400 Directions (Q. 121 to 125): In each of the following number (5) None of these series, a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong 116. In a certain store, the profit on an item is 180% of number. its cost price. If the cost price increases by 40% 121. 258, 130, 66, 34, 18, 8, 6 but the selling price remains constant, then the (1) 130 (2) 66 profit percentage on the selling price is (3) 34 (4) 8 (1) 80% (2) 20% (5) 18 (3) 50% (4) 85% 122. 2, 6, 24, 96, 285, 568, 567 (5) 110% (1) 6 (2) 24 117. Twenty seven men can do a piece of work in 21 days working 6 hrs in a day. In how many days 18 (3) 96 (4) 285 men working 9 hrs a day can do twice the amount (5) 568 of work. Three person of first group can do same 123. 4, 5, 14, 39, 103, 169, 290 amount of work in 3 days as 3 person of second (1) 5 (2) 14 group can do in two days? (3) 39 (4) 103 (1) 34 days (5) 169 (2) 42 days 124. 6072, 1008, 200, 48, 14, 5, 3 (3) 28 days (1) 1008 (2) 200 (4) 21 days (3) 48 (4) 14 (5) 14 days (5) 5 118. A motorboat whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water 125. 2, 3, 6, 15, 37.5, 157.5, 630 goes 30 km downstream and comes back in a (1) 3 (2) 6 total of 4 hours and 3 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is (3) 15 (4) 37.5 (1) 4 (2) 5 (5) 157.5 (3) 6 (4) 10 Directions (Q. 126 to 130): Three statements follow below the question asked. How many statement(s) would be (5) None of these required to answer the questions from the options given 119. Rohit invests an amount of Rs. 24,200 at the rate below. of 4% p.a. for 6 years to obtain a simple interest. 126. What is the selling price of the article afer giving a Later he invests the principal amount as well as discount? the amount obtained as simple interest for another 4 years at the same rate of interest. What amount (A) 5% discount is given on list price. of simple interest will he obtain at the end of the (B) If discount is not given 20% profit is gained. last 4 years? (C) The cost price of the article is `5,000. (1) Rs. 4,800 (1) All A, B and C together (2) Rs. 4,801.28 (2) Only A and C (3) Rs. 4,850.32 (3) Only B and C (4) Rs. 4,700 (4) Only A and B (5) None of these (5) None of these Practice Paper – 1 13 127. What is the present age of father? 131. A sample of ‘p’ litre from a container having 112 (A) difference in ages of father and son is 24 years. litre mixture of milk and water containing milk and water in the ratio of 3 : 5 respectively is replaced 1 with pure milk so that the container will have milk (B) Present age of son is th of present age of 5 and water in the ratio of 3 : 1. What is the value of father. ‘p’? (C) After 6 years from now, the age of son will be (1) 112 litre (2) 100.8 litre 1 rd of father’s age. (3) 77.4 litre 3 (4) 67.2 litre (1) Only A and B (5) None of these (2) Only B and C 132. Aman owned 950 gold coins. All of which he (3) Only A and C distributed amongst his three daughters Lata, Anita (4) All A, B and C are together required and Meeta. Lata gave 25 gold coins to her husband, (5) Any two of the statements are required to Anita donated 15 gold coins and Meeta made answer the question. jewellery out of 30 gold coins. The new respective ratio of the coins left with them was 20 : 73 : 83. 128. What is the cost of fencing a rectangular plot? How many gold coins did Anita receive from Aman? (A) Length of the plot is twice its breadth. (1) 380 (B) Area of the plot is 288 square metres. (2) 415 (C) Cost of fencing is `4 per metre (3) 400 (1) B and C only (4) 350 (2) A and C only (5) None of these (3) A and B only 133. A car travels a certain distance from A to town B at (4) All the three statements A, B and C are required speed of 42 km/hr and from B to town A at the speed to answer the question. of 48 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car? (5) Question cannot be answered even with the all (1) 45 km/hr three statements together. (2) 46 km/hr 129. What is the length of the train? (3) 44 km/hr (A) The train crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds. (4) 44.8 km/hr (B) The train crosses a 200 metres long platform in (5) None of these 30 seconds. 134. Present ages of Rohit and Rohan are in the ratio of (C) Speed of the train is 60 kmph. 6 : 7 respectively. Five years ago their ages were in the ratio of 5 : 6 respectively. What is Rohit’s (1) A and C only present age? (2) B and C only (1) 30 years (3) Any two of them (2) 35 years (4) A and B or C only (3) 40 years (5) All three of them (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these 130. What will be the compound interest earned on an 135. A field is in the form of an equilateral triangle with amount of Rs. 5,000 in two years? side 600 m. Three cows are tied to the three poles (A) The simple interest in five years is Rs. 2,000. at the three vertices of this triangular field with ropes (B) The compound interest and the simple interest of length 100m, 200m and 300m respectively. What earned in one year is the same. is the area of the field that they can graze? (C) The amount becomes more than double on (1) 70,000 m2 (2) 2,20,000 m2 compound interest in 10 years. 2,20,000 (1) A and B only (2) A only (3) 2,10,000 m2 (4) m2 (3) B and C only (4) A and C only 3 (5) None of these (5) None of these 14 Practice Paper – 1 Directions (Q. 136 to 140): Answer the questions on the REASONI NG basis of the information given below. Directions (Q.141 to 146): Answer the questions on the The bar graph given below shows the number of persons basis of the information given below. applied for 1BHK/2BHK/3BHK flats in 5 different cities. A, B, C, D, E, F, I, J, K, L, M, N, W, X, Y and Z are

500 sixteen friends who live in a four storeyed building - 450 numbered 1 to 4 - that contains 16 flats. Each friend lives 400 in a different flat and there are four flats - in a row next to 350 1BHK each other - on each floor such that a 4 × 4 grid will be 300 2BHK 250 3BHK formed if the structure of the building is sketched on a 200 paper. Each of them belongs to a different city - Agra, 150 Basti, Banaras, Kolkata, Delhi, Dehradun, Etawa, Gonda, 100 50 Haridwar, Hapur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Balia, Noida, 0 Ghaziabad and Kochi, not necessarily in the given order. Ahmedabad Bombay Chennai Chandigarh Haridwar It is also known that: 136. What is the total number of people applied for 2BHK The person from Balia does not live immediately below I. flats in all the cities together? The person from Noida is an immediate neighbor of both the person from Lucknow and Y. K and F live immediately (1) 1775 (2) 1425 below E, who is from Agra, and I, who is from Etawa, (3) 1625 (4) 1575 respectively; the flats of E and I are located at the extreme (5) None of these ends of the row. L, who is from Kanpur and C, who is from 137. What is the respective ratio of the total number of Basti, live next to each other but only one of them lives people applied for 1BHK, 2BHK and 3BHK flats in immediately below K or F. X, who is from Ghaziabad, and all the cities together? Z, who is from Lucknow, live adjacent to each other and one of them lives on the west end of the row. There is only (1) 24 : 21 : 19 one flat between the flats in which N, who is from Gonda (2) 8 : 7 : 6 and W, who is not from Dehradun, live. E does not live (3) 71 : 63 : 57 below or above the flat in which Y lives.The person from (4) 48 : 42 : 37 Dehradun and J, who is not an immediate neighbor of I, live next to each other on the top most floor. L lives below/ (5) None of these above the flat in which the person from Noida lives while 138. Number of people applied for 2BHK flats in Chennai the person from Basti does not live below/above the person forms approximately what percent of the total from Dehradun. Only two persons live in the cities whose number of people applied for 2BHK flats from all name start from the same letter as that of the person the cities together? belonging to it. B lives on an even numbered floor and is (1) 34 % (2) 48% an immediate neighbor of the friend from Hapur. M,who is (3) 51% (4) 18% from Kolkata, and D, who lives below the flat in which the person from Banaras lives, are immediate neighbors of (5) 27% each other. 139. Number of people applied for 1BHK flats in 141. Who lives in the flat that is located on the east end Ahmedabad forms what percent of total number of of the second floor? people applied from all the categories in Ahmedabad (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)? (1) J (2) N (1) 41.67% (3) A (4) C (2) 54.16% (5) Y (3) 35.34% 142. Who belongs to Delhi? (4) 44.44% (1) E (2) D (5) None of these (3) C (4) B 140. What is the total number of people applied for all (5) A the categories in Haridwar? 143. What is the order of the flats of the four friends who (1) 950 (2) 875 live on the third floor? (3) 675 (4) 1050 (1) K, A, N and F (2) K, N, A and F (5) 1000 (3) F, A, B and K (4) F, B, A and K (5) None of these Practice Paper – 1 15 144. Who lives immediately above the friend who is from 147. A, B, Q and S are respectively Noida? (1) Man, Woman, Man, and Woman (1) D (2) L (2) Man, Woman, Woman and Man (3) C (4) A (3) Woman, Woman, Man and Man (5) N (4) Woman, Man, Man and Woman 145. Who are the two neighbors of the friend who is (5) Woman, Man, Woman and Man from Dehradun? 148. Q and B speak on which of the respective topics? (1) Person from Hapur and J (1) Gay Rights and Women Empowerment (2) Person from Hapur and B (2) Gay Rights and Triple Talaq (3) J and I (3) Women Empowermentand Global Warming (4) Women Empowermentand Triple Talaq (4) Person from Etawa and I (5) Gay Rights and Global Warming (5) Cannot be determined 149. What is position of the vacant seat in row 1? 146. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Find the one that does not (1) Third to the right of one who speaks on Mercy belong to this group. Killing (1) D (2) L (2) Between A and the one who speaks on Global Warming (3) B (4) E (3) Between B and the one who speaks on Gay (5) Z Rights Directions (Q.147 to 152): Answer the questions on the (4) Second to the left of one who speaks on Women basis of the information given below. Empowerment A group of 12 persons, that contain six men and six (5) Second to the right of A women,sit in two parallel rows,each of which contains 150. How many men and women are sitting in row 1 and seven seats, while facing each other to speak on one of 2respectively? the topics - Mercy Killing, Gay Rights, Women Empowerment, Triple Talaq, GST and Global Warming (1) 4 men and 4 women (2) 4 men and 3 women such that exactly two persons speak on each topic and (3) 3 men and 3 women (4) 2 men and 4 women no two personsfrom the same row speak on the same (5) 3 men and 4 women topic. A, B, C, D, E and F sit in row 1 and all of them face towards south while P, Q, R, S, T and U sit in row 2 and all 151. Choose the correct combination of person, gender of them face towards north. It is also known that: and topic. The two persons, who speak on GST, sit at the end of (1) A - Woman - Mercy Killing each row but do not face each other. One of the ends of (2) Q - Man - Gay Rights row 2 is occupied by a woman and the other by a man.Only (3) B - Man - Triple Talaq two persons sit between P and the one who speak on GST. T, who speaks on Global Warming, sits third to the (4) U - Woman - Women Empowerment left of P who speaks on Triple Talaq. Also, one of the (5) S - Woman - GST immediate neighbors of P is a woman. A and E, who are women, are immediate neighbors. D speaks on GST. 152. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way The person who speaks on Gay Rights sits opposite to E and thus form a group. Find the one that does not who sits adjacent to D. The seat opposite to A is vacant. belong to this group. F faces the one who speaks on Women Empowerment (1) D (2) T and one of the seats next to him is vacant. Only one man (3) B (4) C sits between S and R, who speaks on Mercy Killing. C, who speaks on Gay Rights, does not face the person (5) S who speaks on either Triple Talaq or Mercy Killing. E Directions (Q. 153 to 157): Answer the questions on the speaks on Mercy Killing. In row 1, the person who speaks basis of the information given below. on Women Empowerment sits to the immediate right of A word and number arrangement machine when given an the one who speaks on Triple Talaq. None among A or F input line of words and numbers rearranges them speaks on Triple Talaq. In row 2, only women speak onGlobal Warming, Gay Rights and Triple Talaq but U is following a particular rule. The following is an illustration not the one. of input and rearrangement steps. 16 Practice Paper – 1 Input: why is 25 bigger than 14 but smaller than 32 157. Which word/number would be on the 8th position Step I: than 14 why is 25 bigger but smaller than 32 from left side in Step V? (1) any (2) not Step II: than 14 is 25 why bigger but smaller than 32 (3) 40 (4) number Step III: than 14 is 25 than 32 why bigger but smaller (5) None of these Step IV: than 14 is 25 than 32 why smaller bigger but Directions (Q. 158 to 162): Answer the questions on the Step V: than 14 is 25 than 32 why smaller but bigger basis of the information given below. and Step V is the last step of the rearrangement of the Eight people - Ethan, Fred, George, Hardy, Joshua, Keith, above input as the intended rearrangement is obtained. Lewis and Matt - are sitting around a circular table facing As per the rules followed in the above steps, indicate the the centre. Each of them is from a different profession, answer in each of the following questions with respect to namely Chef, Journalist, Historian, Geologist, Artist, the appropriate step for the given input. Lawyer, Teacher and Architect, but not necessarily in the same order. Input for the questions i. Fred is sitting second to the left of Keith. The any number less than 30 and more than 20 does not Architect is an immediate neighbour of Keith. equal 40 ii. There are only three people between the Architect 153. Which step number would be the following output? and Ethan. than 20 any number less than 30 and more does iii. Only one person sits between the Geologist and not equal 40 Ethan. George is second to the right of the Chef. (1) III (2) IV iv. The Journalist is to the immediate right of the (3) V (4) VI Geologist. Matt is second to the right of Keith. (5) None of these v. Hardy is the Architect. The Artist is to the immediate left of Fred. 154. How many steps would be needed to complete the arrangement? vi. Neither George nor Joshua is a Geologist. George and Joshua are immediate neighbours of each other. (1) X (2) VIII vii. The Lawyer is second to the right of the Journalist. (3) IX (4) VII The Teacher is an immediate neighbour of the (5) None of these Geologist. 155. Which of the following would be Step IV? 158. Who is sitting second to the right of Ethan? (1) than 20 than 30 equal 40 any number less and (1) The Lawyer (2) The Artist more does not (3) The Engineer (4) The Geologist (2) than 20 any number less than 30 and more (5) Keith does not equal 40 159. Who amongst the following is the Teacher? (3) 20 30 40 than equal number any less and more (1) Fred (2) Lewis does not (3) Matt (4) Keith (4) 20 than 30 than 40 equal number any less and (5) Joshua more does not 160. What is the position of Lewis with respect to the (5) None of these Architect ? 156. Which of the following would be Step II? (1) Third to the left (2) Second to the right (1) 20 than 30 than any number less and more (3) Second to the left (4) Third to the right does not equal 40 (5) Immediate right (2) than 20 than 30 equal 40 any numberless and more does not 161. Which of the following statements is true according to the given arrangement? (3) than 20 than 30 any number less and more does not equal 40 (1) The Lawyer is second to the left of the Historian (4) than 20 than 30 any number less and more (2) Ethan is an immediate neighbour of the Artist does not 40 equal (3) Hardy sits exactly between Fred and the Artist (5) None of these (4) Only four people sit between the Journalist and F (5) Allof the given statements are true Practice Paper – 1 17 162. What is the profession of Fred? 164. Who amongst the following lives exactly between (1) Artist (2) Lawyer Virendra and the one who owns a Moto G phone? (3) Teacher (4) Architect (1) The person who has a Xaomi phone (5) Historian (2) The person whose birthday is in July Directions (Q. 163 to 167): Answer the questions on the (3) The person who lives on the second floor basis of the information given below. (4) The person whose birthday is in April Eight friends namely Paramendra, Narendra, Rajendra, (5) The person whose has an Oppo phone Satyendra, Tapendra, Dharmendra, Virendra and Jitendra 165. Which of the following phones does Jitendra own? live on eight different floors of a building but not necessarily (1) Xaomi (2) Lenovo in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1 and the (3) Moto G (4) Apple one above that is numbered 2 and so on till the topmost floor, which is numbered 8. Each one of them owns a (5) Gionee different smartphone, namely Samsung, Moto G, Apple, 166. Four of the following are alike in a certain way and Xaomi, Redmi, Lenovo, Oppo and Gionee (but not so form a group. Which one of the following does necessarily in the same order). They have birthdays on not belong to the group? eight different months viz, February, April, June, July, (1) Tapendra - Xaomi August, September, October, December. (2) Virendra - Lenovo Satyendra lives on an even numbered floor. Only three (3) Rajendra - Samsung people live between Satyendra and Tapendra. Only one person lives between Tapendra and Virendra, who lives on (4) Satyendra - Gionee one of the floors below Tapendra. Only two persons live (5) Dharmendra - Apple between Virendra and Dharmendra. Jitendra lives on a 167. How many people live between Paramendra and floor that is immediately below Dharmendra. Only two the one who owns an Apple phone? persons live between Tapendra and Narendra. Paramendra (1) Three (2) four does not live on the lowermost floor. The person who owns (3) Two (4) Five a Xaomi phone lives on the floor numbered 7. Jitendra owns an Apple phone. The person who owns a Moto G (5) None phone lives on the topmost floor and has his birthday Directions (Q. 168 to 172): In these questions, after August. The persons who live on odd numbered floors relationship between different elements is shown in the have birthdays in the months which have less than 31 statements. The statements are followed by two days. The person who has his birthday in February lives conclusions. Give answer on one of the floors above the 4th floor. The person who (1) if only conclusion I is true lives on the 5th floor has his birthday in one of the months after April. The person who lives on the lower-most floor (2) if only conclusion II is true has birthday in one of the months after June and he owns (3) if either conclusion I or II is true a Samsung phone. The person who owns a Lenovo phone (4) if neither conclusion I nor II is true lives immediately above the 4th floor. The person who has (5) if both conclusions I and II are true his birthday in July owns an Apple phone. Dharmendra owns a Gionee phone has his birthday in a month before 168. Statements: June. The person who owns an Oppo phone has his N < O  R > T; R < A; B  T birthday in the month after July. Virendra owns a Redmi phone and has his birthday after October. Conclusions: 163. Which of the following statements is true with I. N < A respect to the given information? II. B < A (1) Jitendra owns a Redmi phone. 169. Statements: (2) Dharmendra lives immediately above Rajendra. C  D = E  F; Y < D  W (3) Only three people live between Dharmendra and Conclusions: the one who owns a Moto G phone. (4) Tapendra lives immediately above the one who I. C  Y owns a Xaomi phone. II. F  Y (5) All the given statements are true. 18 Practice Paper – 1 For questions 170 and 171: 175. In a certain code, 'XYZ' means 'We are human'. Statements: Which letter stands for 'We'? Statements: S  T < U  W; T  R; G > U I. 'PYN' means 'They are friends'. 170. Conclusions: II. 'ZMS' means 'We love them'. I. S < G III. 'PX' means 'Human being'. II. W  R (1) Only II 171. Conclusions: (2) Only I and III I. R  S (3) All I, II and III II. W < G (4) Either I only or II only 172. Statements: (5) Either II only or I and III only 176. If Suman’s monthly salary includes basic salary H  G < I; F  G > Z and other allowances, then what is the total monthly Conclusions: salary received by Suman? I. F  H Statements: II. Z < I I. Suman's basic salary is Rs. 1,500 more than Monika's basic salary; both are serving in the Directions (Q. 173 to 177): Answer the questions on the same company. basis of the information given below. II. Other allowances drawn by Monika besides her In each of the following problems, there is one question basic salary are Rs 3500 per month, which are and three statements I, II and III given below the question. Rs 550 less than Suman's allowances. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements III. Monika's basic salary is Rs 8500 per month. is sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements carefully and find which of the statements is/ (1) Only II (2) Only II and III are sufficient to answer the given question. Choose the (3) Only I and II (4) Only I and III or II correct alternative in each question. (5) All I, II and III 173. Five persons - Raju, Raja, Rama, Ramu and Ravi 177. How is 'NATION' written in a code language? are sitting in a row. What is the position of Raja with respect to Ravi? Statements: Statements: I. EXAM is written as =*@% in that code. I. Two persons sit between Raju and Raja. II. MONA is written as %&#@ in that code. II. Rama is to the immediate right of Raja. III. MOTI is written as %&$! in that code. III. Ramu sits between Raju and Ravi. (1) Only I and III (2) All I, II and III (1) Only I and II (2) Only II and III (3) Either I and II or III (4) Only II and III (3) Only I and III (4) All I, II and III (5) Only I and II (5) None of these Directions (Q. 178 to 182): Answer the questions on the 174. Who among Aman, Frahan, Dinesh, Babban, Charu basis of the information given below. and Eshant is the youngest? In certain code language 'main types entropy coding' is Statements: coded as '3H2 2M6 2K5 3M5', 'unique prefix symbol coding' I. Aman is younger than Frahan but older than is coded as '1M2 2M6 6H2 4K2', 'entropy types input Dinesh and Charu. symbol' is coded as '2K5 1M2 3K5 3H2' and 'unique prefix II. Babban is younger than Charu. main length' is coded as '4K2 6H2 3M2 3M5'. III. Eshant is the oldest. 178. What is the code for the word 'entropy' in the given (1) Only I and II code language? (2) Only II and III (1) 3K5 (3) All I, II and III (2) Either 3H2 or 3K5 (4) Only I and either II or III (3) 3H2 (5) Can't be determined (4) Either 2K5 or 3H2 (5) 2K5 Practice Paper – 1 19 179. What does the code '4K2' stand for in the given 185. How is E related to D? code language? (1) Grandson (2) Grand-daugher (1) unique (2) prefix (3) Son (4) Daughter (3) length (4) entropy (5) Daughter-in-law (5) Can't be determined Directions (Q. 186 to 190): In each of the questions below 180. If the code '3K4 6H2 1M2' stands for 'unique are given four statements followed by four conclusions symbolfixed' then what will be the code for 'fixed numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given prefix'? statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance (1) 3K4 6H2 (2) 6H2 4K2 from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of these logically follows from the (3) 3K4 4K2 (4) 1M2 6H2 given statements disregarding commonly known facts. (5) 6H2 1M2 186. Statements: 181. If the code '3M2 2M5 4K2' stands for 'variable length All pens are books. prefix' then the code '6H2 3M2 1M2' stand for All books are chairs. (1) unique length variable Some chairs are desks. (2) unique length symbol Some desks are tables. (3) unique prefix symbol Conclusions: (4) variable length symbol I. Some tables are chairs. (5) prefix length symbol II. Some desks are pens. 182. What could be the possible code for 'main coding output symbol'? III. Some chairs are pens. (1) 1M5 3M5 2M6 1M2 IV. All pens are chairs. (2) 3M5 2M6 1M2 6H2 (1) Only I and II follow (3) 1M5 3M5 3H2 1M2 (2) Only I and III follow (4) 3M5 2M6 1M2 3H2 (3) Only I and IV follow (5) 1M5 6H2 2M6 1M2 (4) Only III and IV follow Directions (Q. 183 to 185): Study the following information (5) None of these and answer the questions given: 187. Statements: The profession of six members – A, B, C, D, E and F – of Some trains are buses. a family are –Artist, Doctor, Teacher, Manager, Engineer Some buses are trucks. and Dentist–(not necessarily in the same order). None Some trucks are boats. among E and F is a female. Some boats are cars. It is also known that: Conclusions: (i) Engineer is the grandfather of F, who is an artist. I. Some trucks are trains. (ii) D, who is dentist, is married to A. II. Some cars are trucks. (iii) C, who is manager, is married to the teacher. III. Some boats are buses. (iv) B is the mother of both, E and F. IV. Some boats are trains. (v) There are two married couples in the family. (1) Only I and II follow 183. Who is the doctor? (2) Only III and IV follow (1) A (2) D (3) Only III follows (3) B (4) C (4) Only IV follows (5) E (5) None follows 184. Who is the husband of the dentist? 188. Statements: (1) A (2) D All hills are roads. (3) B (4) C All roads are stones. (5) E All stones are jungles. All jungles are rivers. 20 Practice Paper – 1 Conclusions: are of minor importance and also may not be directly I. Some rivers are stones. related to the question or may be related to a trivial aspect of the question. II. Some jungles are hills. III. Some stones are hills. Each question below is followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the IV. All rivers are jungles. arguments is a ‘strong’ argument and which is a ‘weak’ (1) Only I and II follow argument. Give Answer: (2) Only II and III follow (1) if only argument I is strong. (3) Only I, II and III follow (2) if only argument II is strong. (4) Only II, III and IV follow (3) if either argument I or II is strong. (5) All follow (4) if neither argument I nor II is strong. 189. Statements: (5) if both arguments I and II are strong. Some books are pens. Some pens are glasses. 191. Statement: Should the Research funding in India be increased? Some glasses are plates. Arguments: Some plates are bottles. Conclusions: I. No, there are great scientists in India. I. Some bottles are books. II. Yes, science in India needs a push. II. Some glasses are books. 192. Statement: Is Indian football a lost cause? III. Some plates are glasses. Arguments: IV. Some bottles are pens. I. No, India has recently made a great jump in (1) Only I and II follow the FIFA rankings and thus is showing great (2) Only III follows promises. (3) Only I, II and III follow II. No, TV ratings show increase in football (4) Only III and IV follow viewership. (5) Only IV follows 193. Statement: Should the newly formed Southern Sudan shift from democracy to communism for 190. Statements: attaining stability? Some petals are flowers. Arguments: All flowers are desks. I. Yes, the country is the youngest country in the Some desks are cards. world. All cards are trains. II. No, it is relatively easy to manage a smaller Conclusions: country. I. Some desks are flowers. 194. Statement: Is capital punishment justified for those accused of rape? II. Some desks are petals. Arguments: III. Some petals are cards. I. Yes, rape is a heinous crime. IV. Some desks are trains. II. Yes, such punishment is very important to force (1) Only I and IV follow miscreants to refrain from these acts. (2) Only II, III and IV follow 195. Statement: Should the education industry stop (3) Only III and IV follow focusing on quantity and start focusing on quality? (4) Only I, II and III follow Arguments: (5) Only I, II and IV follow I. No, but the focus should be diverted from just Directions (Q. 191 to 195): In making decisions about quantity to both quantity and quality because important questions, it is desirable to be able to distinguish the quality of education is decreasing, which is between ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ arguments. ‘Strong’ an important issue. arguments are those which are both important and directly II. Yes, because engineers are unemployable related to the question. ‘Weak’ arguments are those which these days. Practice Paper – 1 21 Directions (Q. 196): In the following question, two 198. Statement : The number of dropouts in government statements I and II are given. These statements may be schools has significantly increased in the urban either independent causes or may be effects of areas over the past few years. independent causes or a common cause. One of these Courses of action : statements may be the effect of the other statements. I. The government should immediately close down Read both the statements and decide which of the following all such schools in the urban areas where the answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between dropout goes beyond 20 percent. these two statements. II. The parents of all the students who dropped Mark answer (1) if statement I is the cause and out of the government schools in urban areas statement (II) is its effect. should be punished. Mark answer (2) if statement II is the cause and Directions (199 and 200): In each of the following statement (I) is its effect questions a statement is given, followed by two inferences. Mark answer (3) if both the statements I and II are Give answer: independent causes. 199. Statement: Goa's economy is mainly dependent Mark answer (4) if both the statements I and II are effects on tourism. of independent causes. Inferences: Mark answer (5) if both the statements I and II are causes I. The local people and police must ensure that of independent effects. no tourist is harassed by hoteliers or touts. 196. I. The number of buses plying between Mumbai II. Goa can never develop other forms of industry. and Surat has increased. (1) Only inference I follows. II. The government has allowed private bus owners (2) Only inference II follows. to operate between Mumbai and Surat. (3) Either I or II follows. Directions (Q. 197 and 198): In each question below a (4) Neither I nor II follows. statement followed by two courses of action numbered I (5) Both I and II follow. and II is given. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further 200. Statement: The Indian Air Force has inducted action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis women fighter pilots. of the information given in the statement, you have to Inferences: assume everything in the statement to be true, then I. Women fighter pilots are better than their male decide which of the suggested courses of action logically counterparts. follow(s) for pursuing. II. Women pilots lack the motivation required to Give answer (1) if only course of action I follows become an ace pilot. Give answer (2) if only course of action II follows (1) Only inference I follows. Give answer (3) if either course of action I or II follows (2) Only inference II follows. Give answer (4) if neither course of action I nor II follows (3) Either I or II follows. Give answer (5) if both courses of action I and II follow (4) Neither I nor II follows. 197. Statement: The meteorological department has (5) Both I and II follow. predicted normal rainfall throughout the country during the current monsoon.  Courses of action: I. The government should reduce the procurement price of foodgrains for the current year. II. The government should reduce subsidy on fertilizers for the current year. 22 Practice Paper – 1 ANSWERS

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1. 2 The Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in 5. 2 Rani ki vav is an intricately constructed step well Varanasi will soon become the first airport in the situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat, India. country to have an automated smart facial 6. 2 Yellowstone National Park is an American national recognition system, ensuring hassle-free movement park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. of travellers from entry to boarding points. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. 2. 3 The Reserve Bank of India announced several and is also widely held to be the first national park measures for micro, small and medium enterprises in the world (MSMEs) and allowed banks and finance 7. 2 The Argentine Peso is the currency of Argentina. companies to give these units 180 days to clear Buenos Aires is the capital and most populous city their dues. of Argentina. 3. 1 World Economic Forum (WEF) released its Global 8. 3 Congo's Constitutional Court has declared the Manufacturing Index. election of Felix Tshisekedi as the President and 4. 3 The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and has rejected the challenges to the vote by runner- Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced up Martin Fayulu. that the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will be the 9. 4 Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the World Capital of Architecture for 2020 Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Practice Paper – 1 23 10. 2 In case of increased foreign investment inflows RBI 24. 4 World Food Day is celebrated every year around will undertake sterilization by selling government the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the securities. This will reduce the money supply in founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization the economy. of the United Nations in 1945. 11. 3 The theme this year is, 'Role of Indian Diaspora in 25. 3 In the Union Budget 2018-2019, Union Finance building New India'. Minister has announced to develop and upgrade 12. 2 Punjab National Bank's non-executive chairman existing 22,000 rural haats into Gramin Agricultural Sunil Mehta will be heading the panel. Markets (GrAMs) to take care of the interests of 13. 1 India's first indigenous, long-range artillery gun more than 86% small and marginal farmers. "Dhanush" has passed its final test at Pokhran, 26. 1 India born, Dr. Rattan Lal, Distinguished University paving the way for its induction into the Army. Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State 14. 1 A situation when increased interest rates lead to a University in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. is being reduction in private investment spending such that honored for his work in identifying technological it dampens the initial increase of total investment options adapted to various ecosystems through his spending is called crowding out effect. intensive basic and applied research on processes and factors of soil degradation caused by 15. 1 India is likely to surpass the United Kingdom in the inappropriate biological production. world's largest economy rankings in 2019, to become world's fifth largest economy, according to 27. 3 Ace Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat has a report by global consultancy firm PwC. become the first Indian athlete to receive a nomination in the prestigious Laureus World 16. 3 Seven new events will be included in the programme Comeback of the Year Award. for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) h a s 28. 4 Researchers have found that the world's largest confirmed. The next Winter Olympics will now deep ocean volcanic eruption happened in New include: women's monobob, Big Air freestyle skiing Zealand, Named as Havre, the deep ocean volcanic for men and women, plus mixed team events in eruption was first discovered in 2002. short track speed skating, ski jumping, ski aerials 29. 4 The world's first television channel dedicated to and snowboard cross. human rights was launched in London with a 17. 3 Haryana has achieved the distinction of becoming promise to deliver hidden stories ignored by the first state in the country to launch High Risk mainstream media into people's living rooms. Pregnancy (HRP) Portal. 30. 3 The world's largest solar-thermal power plant has 18. 4 Lotay Tshering is a Bhutanese politician and doctor been given development approval by the South who is the current Prime Minister of Bhutan, in office Australian government. since 7 November 2018. He is also the president of 31. 4 Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa since 14 May 2018. Dharmendra Pradhan said that the United Arab 19. 1 IFAD headquarters is in Rome, Italy, and is a Emirates (UAE) is the first country to invest in Indian member of the United Nations Development Group. Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) which will boost strategic relationship of both 20. 2 In a unique initiative, Telangana Chief Minister K countries. Chandrasekhar Rao launched the Rythu Bandhu scheme in Karimnagar, which will ensure that a 32. 3 Scientists, using data from the Cassini spacecraft, large majority of farmers in the state will get Rs have found evidence of methane rainfall on the north 8,000 per acre per year for two crops. pole of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. 21. 4 Andry Rajoelina was sworn in as President of 33. 1 Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in the Raisen Madagascar at capital city of Antananarivo. District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh about 22. 5 Macroeconomic liquidity relates to monetary 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Bhopal. conditions. The range of quantitative measures of 34. 3 The RBI has decided to keep the minimum average macroeconomic liquidity varies from the day-to-day maturity period at 3 years for all ECBs, irrespective liquidity provided by the central bank at one end of of the amount of borrowing, except for borrowers the spectrum to the broadest measure of monetary specifically permitted to borrow for a shorter period. and liquidity aggregates at the other. 35. 2 Union Cabinet approved recapitalisation of Export- 23. 3 The government set up an eight-member ministerial Import Bank of India to the tune of 6,000 crore panel headed by Maharashtra Finance Minister rupees and increase in the authorized capital of Sudhir Mungantiwar to look into GST-related issues Exim Bank from 10,000 crore to 20,000 crore of lottery business. rupees. 24 Practice Paper – 1 36. 3 Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra is the first woman 46. 1 Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, lawyer to be directly elevated from the Bar to the Uma Bharti launched the Gobardhan scheme from Supreme Court as a judge. Haryana's Karnal district with an aim to positively 37. 1 Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018 will be conferred on contribute to cleanliness and generate energy from Yohei Sasakawa who is Goodwill Ambassador of solid waste. the World Health Organization for Leprosy 47. 1 The Minimum Reserve System (MRS) is followed Elimination. from 1956 onwards. Under the Minimum Reserve 38. 3 The West Bengal government has ensured food System, the RBI has to keep a minimum reserve security to more than 8.5 crore people of the state of Rs 200 crore comprising of gold coin and gold under the 'Khadya Sathi' scheme. Special bullion and foreign currencies. assistance is also being given to the people of 48. 3 Telangana government has been given the green Jangalmahal and Hill areas besides Aila-affected nod for its Rs 13,384.80 crore Sita Rama Lift areas and farmers of Singur, tea garden workers Irrigation Project that aims to divert Godavari river as well as the Toto tribe. water to irrigate 2.72 lakh hectares in three districts. 39. 3 Mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta conquered 49. 2 Detained Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng wins Antartica's highest point, Mount Sidley. With this Franco-German human rights award. feat, he became the first Indian and youngest man 50. 2 to climb the seven highest peaks and volcanic 51. 1 summits across all continents. 52. 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, received the first- 40. 2 The Finance Minister announced that the ever Philip Kotler Presidential award at his residence Government is setting up a model aspirational skill in New Delhi. centre in every district of the country under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra Programme. 53. 1 The world's largest religious and cultural human congregation -Kumbh 2019 has begun with the holy 41. 1 The Kollam Bypass on the National Highway-66 dip at Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganga, considerably reduces travel time between Yamuna and mythical Saraswati at Prayagraj. Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram, besides avoiding traffic congestion in Kollam town. Notably, 54. 2 IITM Pune has developed a Mobile App called this is the first National Highway project in the "DAMINI" to give alerts on impending lightning country taken up on a 50:50 Centre-State activity over the area. partnership. 55. 3 Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman watched a 42. 2 Government has constituted a seven-member Group joint amphibious exercise off the Campbell Bay of Ministers (GoM) to boost the real estate sector coast, the southern-most island of the nation, which under the GST regime. Deputy Chief Minister of saw participation of the three armed forces. Gujarat Nitin Patel will be the convener of the GoM. 56. 2 43. 1 Three new tools for States and Union Territories for 57. 3 The portal, which works on the theme 'Self4Society', ranking of startups in the country was launched by will enable IT professionals and organisations to Union Minister of Commerce and Industry.The tools bring together their efforts towards social causes are: the State and Union Territory Startup Ranking on one platform. Framework, the Compendium of Good Practices 58. 2 Stagflation is the combination of high inflation, high for Promoting Startups in India and the Startup India unemployment and sluggish economic growth. Kit. These will act as catalysts to help the Startup 59. 2 India got its largest startup ecosystem when Kerala India initiative to drive India's economic growth. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated here a 44. 3 Reserve Bank will inject 10,000 crore rupees into 1.8-lakh-square-feet facility housing incubation set- the system through the purchase of government ups across a string of segments in modern securities to increase liquidity. technology. 45. 3 Based on findings of their new research, scientists 60. 1 The Chennai Traffic Police inducted a road safety at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune have robot into its fold. Named ROADEO, the robot will suggested that measuring levels of free albumin make the pedestrians, especially children; feel safe and albumin attached to glucose molecules in the while crossing the roads. blood can be a better diagnosis test for diabetes 61. 1 Poverty Gap is difference between poverty line and and help in its management. actual income levels of all those living below that line. Practice Paper – 1 25 62. 5 Investments, Innovations and Inflation all the given 75. 1 A bear raid is the illegal practice of ganging up to three are driving force influencing the industrial push a stock's price lower through concerted short growth of an economy selling and spreading adverse rumors about the 63. 3 The understanding was reached at the first ever targeted company. India-Central Asia Dialogue in Uzbekistan capital 76. 3 Samarkand. 77. 1 64. 2 National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction, 78. 3 The Committee was constituted under the 2018 to 2023, aims to employ a multi-pronged chairmanship of Sr. Deputy Election Commissioner strategy to address the issue. It involves education, Umesh Sinha. de-addiction and rehabilitation of affected individuals 79. 3 Jharkhand became the first state to achieve the and their families. feat of giving jobs to over one lakh youths in the 65. 1 Gujarat Government has announced the benefits private sector. of 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker 80. 1 Ashok Chawla resigned as the chairman and public sections of general category in educational interest director of the National Stock Exchange institutions and government jobs. (NSE) after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 66. 2 Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling informed a Delhi court that the Centre had given launched the 'One Family One Job' scheme which the go-ahead to prosecute five people, including entitles one government job for every family in the Mr. Chawla, in the Aircel-Maxis matter. state. 81. 2 67. 1 Bengaluru Raptors have won their first ever Premier 82. 3 Refer to the second last paragraph for the answer. Badminton League title. 83. 4 The other options are narrow in scope. 68. 3 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the 84. 3 The author of the passage presents facts in an 'Ama Ghare LED' scheme, under which about 95 objective manner. There is nothing visionary about lakh families in the State will each get four LED the tone of the author. bulbs free of cost. 85. 5 It has been stated in the passage that Rosneft and 69. 3 Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Col Aramco never saw eye to eye before the said Rajyavardhan Rathore launched the National Youth meeting. Hence, analysts from all over the world Parliament Festival 2019 at a function in New Delhi. saw this newfound bonhomie 'unprecedented.' 70. 1 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated Hunar 86. 5 The correct sequence of the sentences should be Haat organised by Minority Affairs Ministry at State EABFCD. E introduces the paragraph. FCD is a Emporium Complex in New Delhi. mandatory sequence. 71. 3 The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, 87. 1 conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Indian 88. 2 Army on Sukirtimaya Rashtradeep General Purna 89. 5 Chandra Thapa, Chief of the Army Staff, Nepalese Army, for his commendable military prowess and 90. 4 immeasurable contribution to fostering Nepal's long 91. 4 The correct tense should have been the present and friendly association with India, at a special perfect continuous tense, "… by militants who have Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. been missing for months." 72. 3 Born at Patna Sahib in 1666, Guru Govind Singh 92. 1 It should have been "The largest number …." was the 10th Sikh guru. He succeeded his father 93. 3 The present perfect tense should have been used, Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh as leader of Sikhs at the " … crime has dropped sharply." age of just nine. 94. 5 The sentence is grammatically correct. 73. 4 Writer Namita Gokhale has won the Sushila Devi 95. 4 'Trusted' is wrong. It should be 'trustee.' Literature Award for her novel "Things to Leave 96. 3 Refer to the second sentence of the passage. It Behind". cites both (B) and (C) as the purposes of setting up banks in rural areas. 74. 3 Maharashtra launches website, app 'Maha Madat' to analyze drought situation. The Maharashtra 97. 1 The second paragraph of the passage mentions Government has launched a website and a mobile the structural changes that were made by the application for collectively analyzing the rainfall, crop Steering Committee. situation, and underground water level using modern 98. 1 The most appropriate title for the passage is technology. Regional Rural Banks. 26 Practice Paper – 1 99. 2 The second paragraph clearly says that they wanted = 18 men of second group. Further more, to recruit staff for rural areas at lower salaries, but Men hoursperday  number of days this type of discrimination was unfruitful and  cons tant therefore, they gave it up. Work done 100. 2 the last paragraph of the passage mentions that 18 6  21  18  9  D the villagers do not have to pay income tax and  they get many other concessions. x 2x  D= 28 days 101. 5 118. 5 Let the speed of the stream be x km/hr. 102. 4 103. 5 30 30 3 Now,  4  104. 4 15 x 15  x 60 105. 2 60(450 – 30x + 450 + 30x) = 243(225 – x2) 106. 5 2000 2 5  225  x 9x2 = 25 x  km/hr 107. 4 9 3 108. 4 Option (4) is the appropriate continuation of the 24200 4  6 given sentence. 119. 2 Simple Interest after 6 years = 109. 5 Only option (5) has a direct connection with the 100 = Rs. 5808 given statement. Total principal for next 4 years = Rs. 24200 + 5808 110. 2 The other sentences are out of scope. = Rs. 30,008 111. 4 Number of matches played by India against the 30008 4  4 given teams during the period 2012-2016. SI after 4 years = = Rs. 4,801.28 Australia = 42, England = 31, Pakistan = 28 100 Zimbabwe = 43, New Zealand = 44. 120. 4 Number of ways of picking 3 marbles out of 12 112. 5 We cannot calculate number of runs scored by India 12 11  10 12 C   220 against New Zealand as we don’t know the number 3 3 2  1 of test matches played between India and New Favourable number of cases Zealand during the period 2012-2016. 3 4 113. 3 Required runs = 14 × 340 + 10 × 410 + 5 × 240 + C3  C 3  1  4  5 3 × 260 + 1 × 270 = 11110. 5 1 Required probability   . 42 220 44 114. 4 Required percentage  100  98%. 43 121. 4 The sequence is  2 + 1 115. 3 In order to minimize runs scored by India against 258 130 the England during the period 2012-2016, number 1  129  1  130 ; 1  66 ; of test matches played should be zero. 2 2 Required runs = 9 × 310 + 1 × 330 + 5 × 220 + 3 66 34 18 10 1  34 ; 1  18;  1 10 ;  1  6 × 400 + 13 × 270 = 8930. 2 2 2 2 116. 3 Let C.P. of an item be Rs. 100. Wrong number is 8. Then, profit = Rs. 180 122. 2 The sequence is × 6 – 6; × 5 –5; Therefore, S.P. of the item = Rs. 280 × 4 – 4, × 3 – 3; × 2 – 2 New C.P. = 140% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 140 2 × 6 – 6 = 6; 6 × 5 – 5 = 25; 25 × 4 – 4 = 96 New S.P. = Rs. 280 96 × 3 – 3 = 285; 285 × 2 – 2 New profit = 280 – 140 = Rs. 140 = 568; 568 × 1 – 1 = 567 140 Wrong number is 24. Hence, required percentage  100  50% . 280 123. 4 The difference between the consecutive number in 2 2 2 2 2 2 117. 3 From the given data men in the first group are two- given series is 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 11 respectively. third as efficient as men from the second group. 4 + 12 = 5; 5 + 32 = 14; 14 + 52 = 39; 39 + 72 = 88 Hence, 27 men of the first group are equivalent to 88 + 92 = 169; 169 + 112 = 290 2  Wrong number is 103. × 27 3  Practice Paper – 1 27    124. 1 The sequence –12 6, – 10 5, – 8 4, 3 In ‘p’ litre mixture, milk = p × = 0.375p litre and – 6  3, – 4  2 8 6072 12 1010 10 water  1010;  200; 6 5 5 = p × = 0.625p litre 200 8 48 6 14 4 8  48;  14;  5; 4 3 2 According to problem,

5 2 42 – 0.375p + p 3  3 = 1 70 – 0.625p 1 Therefore, wrong answer is 1008.  42 – 0.375p + p = 210 – 1.875p 125. 4 The sequence is × 1.5, × 2, × 2.5, × 3...  2.5p = 168 2 × 1.5 = 3; 3 × 2 = 6; 6 × 2.5 = 15; 15 × 3 = 45;  p = 67.2 litre. 45 × 3.5 = 157.5; 157.5 × 4 = 630 132. 1 Let the number of coins left with Lata, Anita and The wrong number is 37.5 Meeta be 20x, 73x and 83x respectively. 126. 1 Combining all the three statements together we According to question, get the selling price at as 20x + 73x + 83x = 950 – 25 – 15 – 30 5000 × 1.2 × 0.95 = Rs. 5,700. 880  176x = 880  x  = 5 127. 5 A  F – S = 24 176 1  Number of coins received by Anitaa B  S = F 5 = 73x + 15 = 73 × 5 + 15 = 380. 133. 4 Let the distance between town A and town B be x 1 C  S + 6 = (F+ 6)  F– 3S= 12 km. 3 2x 2 42  48 So, solving any two of them, we can get the value Average speed =  x x 90 of F = 30 years.  128. 4 From A and B: 48 42 288 = 2b × b  b = 12 m = 44.8 km/hr  l = 24 m 134. 1 Let the present ages of Sudha and Neeta be 6x and 7x respectively.  Perimeter of the plot = 2 × 36 = 72 m ...(i) Combining (i) and (C) 6x 5 5 Now,  Cost = 72 × 4 = `288 7x 5 6 129. 3 Let the length of train be x m.  36x – 30 = 35x – 25  x = 5. x  Sudha’s present age = 6 × 5 = 30 years. From A, speed of the train = ...(i) 18 135. 4 Area grazed by the cow tied with 100 m 1 x 200 rope     10000 m2 From B, speed of the train = ...(ii) 6 30 (Each cow will make an arc of 60º, so the area of From (i) and (ii), the field grazed by the cows in all the three cases x x 200 x = 300 m. 1   will be th of the area of circle) 18 30 6 Similarly, we can find the length of the train by Area grazed by the cow tied with 200m rope using statements B and C together or A and C together. 1     40000 m2 130. 2 6 3 Area grazed by the cow tied with 300m rope 131. 4 In 112 litre mixture, milk = 112 × = 42 litre and 8 1     90000 m2 water = 112 – 42 = 70 litre 6 28 Practice Paper – 1 Therefore, the total area grazed by all the three 139. 1 Number of people applied for 1BHK flats in cows within the perimeter of this triangle Ahmedabad = 250. Total number of people applied for all flats in 1 2 220000 2  140000  m  m . Ahmedabad = 250 + 150 + 200 = 600. 6 3 136. 5 Total number of people applied for 2BHK flats 250  Required percentage = 100  41.67% . = 150 + 425 + 425 + 200 + 325 = 1525. 600 137. 5 Total number of people applied for 1BHK flats 140. 1 Total number of people from Haridwar = 250 + 450 + 475 + 300 + 300 = 1775. = 300 + 325 + 325 = 950. Total number of people applied for 2BHK flats Reasoning_LR = 1525. For questions 141 to 146: Total number of people applied for 3BHK flats 4thfloor E/Agra J/Hapur B/Dehradun I/Etawa = 200 + 350 + 375 + 175 + 325 = 1425. 3rdfloor K/Kochi A/Banaras N/Gonda F/Haridwar  Respective ratio = 1775 : 1525 : 1425 2ndfloor M/Kolkata D/Delhi L/Kanpur C/Basti /Ghaziabad /Lucknow /Noida /Balia i.e. 71 : 61 : 57. 1stfloor X Z W Y 138. 5 Number of people applied for 2BHK flats in Chennai 141. 4 = 425. 142. 2 Total number of people applied for 2BHK flats 143. 1 = 1525. 144. 2 425 145. 3  Required percentage = 100  27.86% . 1525 146. 5

For questions 147 to 152:

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147.5 Step I : (than 20) any number less (than 30) and more 148.2 does not (equal 40) 149.4 Step II: (than 20) (than 30) any number less and more does not (equal 40) 150.1 Step III: (than 20) (than 30) (equal 40) any number less 151.3 and more doe not 152.3 Step IV: (than 20) (than 30) (equal 40) number any less For question 153 to 157: and more does not After a long time, some fresh air in the Input-Output ques- Step V: (than 20) (than 30) (equal 40) number not any tion! Look at what is happening here. The numbers are less and more does not independent but have a word attached with them. Thus Step VI: (than 20) (than 30) (equal 40) number not more the entities are (is 25), (than 14) and (than 32). Now, first any less and does the numbers (along with their word attachments) get ar- ranged, one at a time, in the ascending order. The remain- Step VII:(than 20) (than 30) (equal 40) number not more ing words then get arranged in reverse alphabetical order. less any and does Input: any number less (than 30) and more (than 20) Step VIII:(than 20) (than 30) (equal 40) number not more does not (equal 40) less does any and Practice Paper – 1 29

153. 5 Step I 170. 1 S  T < U  W; T  R; G > U 154. 2 Check for I : S  T < U < G 155. 5 than 20 than 30 equal 40 number any less and  S < G follows. more does not Check for II : R  T < U  W 156. 3  No definite relation between W and R can be 157. 2 found. For questions 158 to 162: Hence, only I follows. Keith 171. 5 S  T < U  W; T  R; G > U Teacher Lewis Hardy Check for I : S  T  R Geologist Architect  R  S follows. Check for II : G > U  W Matt Fred  W < G follows. Journalist Historian Hence, both I and II follow. Ethan George 172. 5 H  G < I; F  G > Z Chef Artist Joshua Check for I : F  G  H Lawyer  F  H definitely follows. 158. 2 Check for II : Z < G < I 159. 4  Z < I also follows. 160. 2 Hence, both I and II follow. 161. 1 173. 4 From I, II or III alone we cannot determine the position of Raja with respect to Ravi. 162. 5 Combining statements I, II and III we get the order For questions 163 to 167: of sitting as :

Person Smartphone Birthday Floor Raju Ramu Ravi Raja Rama or Tapendra Moto G October 8 Paramendra Xaomi February 7 Ravi Raja Rama Ramu Raju Virendra Redmi December 6 Thus, Raja is to the immediate the right of Ravi. Narendra Lenovo June 5 174. 5 From I: Frahan > Aman > Dinesh, Charu. Satyendra Oppo August 4 Dharmendra Gionee April 3 From II: Charu > Babban. Jitendra Apple July 2 From III: Eshant is the oldest. Rajendra Samsung September 1 From I and III, Eshant > Frahan > Aman > Dinesh 163. 4 and Aman > Charu > Babban. No relation is given 164. 1 between Charu and Dinesh. Thus, it is not possible to find the youngest one. 165. 4 175. 5 To find the code for 'we', we need to have any of the 166. 3 following: 167. 2 (i) 'We are human' should have only 'We' common 168. 2 N < O  R > T; R < A; B  T with another statement, as in II; Check for I : N < O  R < A (ii) 'We are human' should have only 'are' and 'human' common with another single or two  No definite relation can be found between N statements, as in I and III. Thus, we need Either II and A. only or I and III only. Check for II : A > R > T  B 176. 5 From I: Suman's basic salary = Monika's basic So, B < A stands true. salary + 1500 169. 4 C  D = E  F; Y < D  W From II: Monika's other allowances = Rs. 3500 and Suman's other allowances = Rs. 4050. Check for I : C  D > Y From III: Monika's basic salary = Rs. 8,500. It means C > Y. Thus, I does not stand true. Therefore combining I, II and III we get Suman's Check for II : Y < D  F monthly salary = Rs. (10000 + 4050) = Rs. 14,050. It means F > Y. Thus, II also does not hold true. 30 Practice Paper – 1

177. 2 Combining I, II and III, we get the code for 'NATION', 187. 5 as ‘#@$!&#’. Trains Buses Trucks Boats

For questions 178 to 182: Cars Word Code main 3M5 188. 3 Rivers types 3H2/2K5 Jungles Stones entropy 2K5/3H2 Roads Hills coding 2M6 unique 6H2/4K2 prefix 4K2/6H2 symbol 1M2 189. 2 Books Pens Glasses Plates Bottles input 3K5 length 3M2 Desks Trains 178. 4 190. 5 Petals Flowers Cards 179. 5 191. 4 None of the given arguments are strong enough 180. 3 to account for the statement. Hence, the answer 181. 2 is option (4). 182. 1 192. 1 Only the first argument gives a good argument. It For questions 183 to 185: clearly says that Indian football is making great Diagram of blood relation promises. 193. 4 For such an important shift in the system of a country, the reasons given are very weak. Engineer A D Dentist 194. 5 The first argument states a relevant fact and the second argument gives a valid reason which can be used to pass judgment on the given statement. Hence, the answer is option (5).

Manager C B Teacher 195. 1 Arguement I is strong because quality of education is an important issue and if it is decreasing, focus should be made on quality. Argument II is weak. It only talks about engineers. Moreover, there might be another reason for their unemploybility. Artist F E Doctor 196. 2 Statement (II) is the cause and statement (1) is the effect. The government has allowed private bus Female owners to run between Surat and Mumbai. This has resulted in an increase in the number of busses Male plying between the two places. Hence, option (2) is the correct answer. Married couple 197. 4 Neither of the courses of action is suitable for Child pursuing. A course of action is taken to solve or reduce a problem. There doesn’t seem to be a problem if the entire country will be receiving normal 183. 5 rain fall. 184. 1 198. 4 Neither of the courses of action is suitable for 185. 1 pursuing. The Government should take some other measure to discourage dropout in Government 186. 4 Chairs schools rather that shuttin down schools or Books punishing parent of drop outs. Pens Desks Tables 199. 1 Inference II doesn't follow. 200. 4 Both the inferences are incorrect. 